Shade and curtain hanger



D. J. DORSEY.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 13, I919.

1 30,243 Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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DAVID J. DORSEY, or BATON notion, ou s ana.

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Be it known that "I, DAVID J.- DORSEY, a citizen of the ,United States, residing at Baton Rouge, in the parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shade and curtain hangers, and particularly to devices of this character which are adapted to fit any window frame.

One object of the present invention is to provide a. novel and improved device of this character in which the shade and curtain are suspended on a single structure which is capable of vertical and lateral adjustment so that the said structure may be fitted to windows of different widths, and the shade and curtain raised or lowered as desired.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device in proper position on the window frame.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device, showing the manner of mounting the fold ing curtain supporting bracket arms.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the staggered sectional line.

2 -2 of Fig. 1, to show the means for supporting the device at the top of the window frame, and the vertical adjusting means.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 1, showing one of the arrangements of one of the bifurcated members 25 with relation to one of the vertical rods.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 and 11 represent a pair of vertical bars or rods which are disposed in front of the side stiles of the window frame, the lower ends of said rods being threaded to receive the winged nuts 12. Bifurcated brackets 13 are secured to the side stiles and receive said lower ends of the rods 10' Application filed August 13,1919. Serial No. 317,160.

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and 11, the nuts serving to hold said ends within the bifurcations.

Secured to the outerface-of the'heading 14, of the window frame, are the angle brackets 15, the outer ends of the horizontal portions of which are turned downwardly and then upwardly, as at 16, to form V hooks, as clearly seen in the, drawing. A

sectional longitudinally Y adjustable'ibar 17 has its ends connected'to the upperends of the rods 10 and lhby means of the bolts 18, winged nuts being engaged on the bolts to holdthe. parts together. :Also engaged on the bolts, between the rods and the ends of the bar 17, are-the inner ends of the curtain pole supporting, arms 19, these arms being formed to extend outwardly from the 7 front of the window frame, and laterally, as

shown in the drawing, sothat the curtain on the pole w ll completely. coverthe side stlles. of the window frame A second sectional and longitudinally. adjustable bar 20 ranged to receive the pintle ends of a shade roller. Bifurcated members 25 have their legs disposed in straddling relation to the rods 10 and 11' and the ends of said'legs are movably supported on the ends of the rivets or bolts 26 which are engaged through the outer ends-of the bar 20 and the short plates 21. The other end of each bifurcated member 25 has a rod 10 or ll passed vertically through it, nuts 27 being engaged on the rods, above and below the members 25 to hold the parts in their proper relative positions. The upper portions of the rods 10 and 11 pass between the bar 20 and plates 21 and have nuts 28 engaged on their upper ends, while coil springs 31 encircle the rods and bear with their. ends against the upper of the nuts 27 and the lower edges of the bar 20 and the plates 21. l These rods" 10 and 11 extend downwardly, inwardly of the bars 10 and 11 within convenient reach for proper manipulation, as will be more particularly referred to laterherein.

On the said bolts or rivets 26, between the It will be notedthat the lower edge of the upper bar 17 is received in the hooks of the 5: brackets ,and that the lower ends of the bars 10 and 11 are supported in the brackets -13, whereby the entire shade and curtain hanger isproperly supported on the window frame.

, Attention is also called to the fact that the curtain supporting arms are foldable onto the upper edge of the upper bar 17, so that the entire device can be easily and compactly folded for shipping.

When the rods 10 and 11 are lifted the springs 31 will be compressed against the bar 20 and plates. 21, and the bifurcated members rocked out of engagement within the notches of the rods 10 and 11,

- thus permitting said rods 10 and 11, to-

gether with the bar 20 and the shade and curtain supported thereon, to be raised or lowered to the des1red position on the window' frame. It is sometlmes desirable to permit air to enter the room when the upper sash of the window is lowered, but in the use of the present permanently attached shade and curtain brackets, the air must strike the shade and travel down to the middle of the window, or thereabout, before entering the room. lVith the present device,

1. A shade and curtain hanger including 7 parallel supporting members, a member vertically adjustable thereon, shade supporting means von the adjustable member, foldab-le curtain pole supporting means on the upper ends of the parallel members, and means for holding the adjustable member at different points on the parallelmembers.

2. A shade and curtain hanger including vertical parallel bars having notches in their inner vertical edge portions, hook members carried by the upper portion of the window frame, a transverse bar carried by and space ing the upper ends of said rods'and engaged in supporting relation in the hook members, means on the lower portion of the window frame for detachably holding the lower ends of said bars, a transverse member slidable on the said bars, 'verticalrods slidably engaged with the transversebar,

- bifurcated members straddling the first bars and having the ends engaged respectively with the transverse bar and with the lastnamed vertical rods, springs on the-last named rods between the bifurcated members and the transverse bar, and rollers onthe ends of the transverse bar engaging with FRED G. BEN'roN. 

